William F. Buckley’s Dangerous Moment at OU

Abstract

In the early 1970’s, when Vietnam was still raging, as were most of the students, William Buckley, then at the height of the first flush of his fame, came to Oakland University and spoke to a large assemblage in the old Sports and Rec Building. His topic was “Thoughts on The Current Crisis.” He explained that this was his all purpose title because there is always a crisis.